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A Classic Bungalow Gets a Modern Makeover

A decorator with a taste for modern furniture and old-school glamour concocts a fizzy blend for her family’s Birmingham, Alabama, bungalow.

Bedside Best Space constraints prevented Beth from hanging curtains at the bedside, so she compromised with a lavish cornice trimmed in fringe. The bedside lamps cast more light than needed for bedtime reading, so she added the small apothecary lamps.
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Space constraints prevented McMillan from hanging curtains at the bedside, so she compromised with a lavish cornice trimmed in fringe. The bedside lamps cast more light than needed for bedtime reading, so she added the small apothecary lamps.
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McMillan removed all upper cabinets in her kitchen redo and ran subway tile all the way to the ceiling. “Then there were these vast walls to fill, so I framed these photographs. But I didn’t want to pierce the tile to hang them. I had these metal shelves just lying around, so I turned them on their sides and propped the photographs against the wall, and it worked,” she says. The counters are stained walnut, and the cabinets are a lacquered finish with bronze pulls.
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A small extra bedroom became a guest room and favorite hangout for the children with a daybed and layered bedding set in front of a window. A large mirror found a home in the corner where it creates the illusion of more space.
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11 of 14Bedside Best Space constraints prevented Beth from hanging curtains at the bedside, so she compromised with a lavish cornice trimmed in fringe. The bedside lamps cast more light than needed for bedtime reading, so she added the small apothecary lamps.




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